George abbott



G. ABBOTT.

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No. 69,739. Patented Oct. 15, 1867.

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GEGRGE ABBOTT, OF WHITES GORNERS, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent 1V0. 69,739, elated October 15, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOIS'I IT,MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ABBOTT, of Whites Corners, in the county ofErie, and State of New York, have invented s. new and improvedCorn-Planter; end I do hereby declare that the following is aifull andexact description thereof, reference heing had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure I is a.vertical section.

Figure II is a front elevation.

Figure III is c top plan view.

Figure IV is a. vertical section of the planting-leg and seed-box, and

Figure V is 9. vertical section of the clutch-wheel,spring-rod, andchanging-lever.

Letters of like name and kind refer to likeparts in each of the figures.

The framework of the machine is showln' MA, and the driving andsupporting wheels at 13..

The object of this machine is to plant corn in hills and rows, the hillsand rows beinguniform and at equal distances apart. v

For this purposes. planting-leg, which is represented at G, is arrangedforward of the wheels,-and connected with the gearing in such mannerthat the leg maybe caused to move up by the mechanism, nncl'let fall byits own gravity, and plant hills at intervals and equal distances apart.A bevel cog-wheel is supported upon the axle of the driving-wheel whichis shownat C, and a corresponding bevel-wheel, C, which meshestherewith, is supported upon che shaft 1), and upon the opposite end ofthis shaft is a. smaller bevel-wheel,G

which meshes with the corresponding hovel-wheel E on the shaft E, andupon each-end of the shaft E is a 0031- pound com, F 15' P, which is soconstructed as to lift the planting-legs at the proper time, ashereinafter more fully described. Upon the shaft D is placed a movehleclutch, I, which engages with the clutch-teeth formed on the oppositefees of the bevel-wheel G. This clutchhes a sleeve, .1), which slidesupon the shaft, and the clutch is held in gear by means of the coilsprings. The clutch is moved out and in gecr at pleasure by the driscrby means of the clutch-lever J. There is also connected with the clutchin spring-rod, K, having a. hook,

is, on the end thereof, which may engage with recessed notches 5 formedin the clutch, which, when the clutch is thrown out of gear, will enshie the driver to move the distributing. apparatus and set it at anygiven point in edvence of the driving-wheels, and thereby insure theplanting of the hills at the proper points at the commencement of therows, or in passing any obstruction which may be found in the field. Thespring k is intended to hcldjthc clutch out of contact with the recessednotches in the clutch. By this arrangement the driver has completecommand of the planting apparatus, so that he can stop and start themechanism or advance it ct pleasure, in order to insure the planting ofa hill at any required spot or place. The planting-leg is a round tube,having its entering end bevelled upon one side, as shown in thedrawings. It has a. vertical inovement,

and is supported by the hangers M, which hangers have projecting knees mthrough which the leg moves. Upon the upper end of the leg is n cogprojection, 9', against which the outer cam F works in o manner to liftthe leg to its highest position and release it at the proper time, andlet it fall by its own gravity, by which fell it enters the ground a.sufficient depth for the planting of the hill. There is also placedwithin the lower end of the leg'e valve, L, which is connected with thevalve-rod Z}, which passes up the leg and connects with the short leverF, which lever is pivoted to the cog projection 51 in such manner asthat thecom will strike it; and open the valve at the proper time todrop the seed which is in the log into the hole made by the entering endof the leg just a: the time the leg commences its upward movement. Bothplanting-legs have the some movements, and at the some time. Upon thelower end of the leg is a. fiat projecting piece, N, which is called r.hill-marker. This also limits the distance the leg enters the ground,and lesves its'msrk upon the surface of %heground,-so that the drivercan see it and deternline exactly where the hills are planted, and sothat he can guide the machine and form straight and uniform parallelrows. The uniform and equal movements of the plant. ing-legs, with thecontrol whichizhe driver has over the machinehy means of theclutch-wheel, spring-rod, and lover, shown in Fig. V, will insurestraight cross-rows, or rows bo -l1 ways. The seed-hex is represented at0. It has 9. pnrtition, 0 which partition has a shield, P. A hole oropening is made through the partition, through'whlch'the seed-carrierdrops the seed for each hill. His :1. seed-carrier, which picks up fromthe seedthey pass down the incline and through the short tube R. Urepresents the drivers seat.

Q a requisite number of kernels for a hill, and carries them up, passingwithin the shield, and dropping them through the hole 0 in thepartition, and on to the incline Q, which directs the kernels into thetube It, and thence into the planting-leg. The seed-carrier passesthrougha slot or mortise, O in the bottom of the hopper, and throughalike mortise in the brace s, and is supported thereby. The'movements ofall the parts are so regulatgi that the planting-leg is at its highest.position just at the proper time to receive the kernels for each hill Ttrepresent a guide, which overhangs the machine, and projects from themachine just the width between the rows, so that the pendant will hangover the row last planted, aud tliereby enable the driver to direct themachine so as to.

place the rows being planted at the proper distance from the rows lastplanted, The pendant t is connected with the projecting bar T by meansof a slotted swivel-joint, t by which the pendant may be moved from oneside to the other of the bar T, and have at either side a free swingingmovement.

The machine herein described is easily drawn by one horse. It may beconstructed much larger by lengthening the frame A and shaft E, andadding one or two more distributing apparatuses, in which case twohorses would be required.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The clutcli I and spring-rod K, in combination and arrangement withthe gearing and planting apparatii s of a corn-planting machine, for thepurposes and substantially as described.

2. The planting-leg G, connected with the driving-wheel by means of.appropriate gearing in such manner that the leg may be caused to move upby the mechanism, and let fall by its own gravity, and plant hills atintervals, substantially as set forth.

The seed-gatherer H, arranged with the seed-box O, partition 0, and tubeR, for the purpose of pick ing up andcarrying the requisite number ofkernels to form a hill, and depositing. the same in the planting-leg,substantially as described. i

4. The valve L, placed at the foot of the plantingdeg, and operated bymeans of the rod Z, lever Z and cam F for the purpose and substantiallyas described.

5. The spring-rod K, operating upon the clutch-wheel I to advance or setthe planting gear, substantially as'set forth.

6. The hill-marker or projection N near the foot of the planting-leg G,by which each hill is individually marked, substantially as set forth. I

7. The shield P, placedin the seed-box around the feed-slide, for thepurpose and substantially as described.

8. The cam-wheel F, by which a planting-leg and marker, and aseed-gatherer, either or all, may be operated, for the purpose andsubstantially as described.

9. The vertical slide or seed-carrier H, arranged with the seed-box O,partition 0, and tube, and operated by the cam F for the purposes andsubstantially as set forth.

10. The slotted swivel-joint t as a means of connecting the pendant t tothe overhanging bar T, for the purpose and substantially as described.

GEO. ABBOTT.

Witnesses:

B. H. Munnnn, E. B. Fonnusn.

